Peter and Bertha Vanderkloot Family Chart
Parents Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Pieter van der Kloot

(known as Peter in America)

Source Data
1 April 1860 in De Cocksdorp, the Island of Texel, Netherlands   Bertha Dros in 1887 in De Cocksdorp, Texel at age 27 • to Chicago in 1881 or 1882, but appears to have returned three times to bring over relatives.
• Arrived in 1881 or 1882 to work with his brothers and cousins at the Vanderkloot Iron Works in Chicago.
• Assuming he was already in Chicago, Pieter returned to Holland at his brother Adrainus' request to accompany Martha Tanis, his brother's future wife to Chicago. Thus Pieter Vanderkloot and Martha Tanis arrived 9 September 1882 in New York on the Edam. See Edam Manifest.
• Returned to Holland to bring his parents and 4 siblings (Matthijs, Jannetje, Cornelius, and Jan) to Chicago. They arrived 22 March 1886 in New York on the P. Caland. See P. Caland Manifest.
• Returned to Holland in 1887 to marry Bertha Dros. He then brought her to Chicago in 1887 or 1888.
• Pattern Maker
• Moulder
• Foreman
1939 in Oak Park, Illinois at age 78 Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Bertha Dros 12 June 1867 in Cocksdrop, Texel, Netherlands   Pieter van der Kloot in 1887 in De Cocksdorp, Texel at age 20 • to Chicago about 1887 or 1888 at about age 20   20 October 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois at age 77 Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Children Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Trijntje Vanderkloot Chicago, Illinois before 1890         This 1st child died in infancy. Tena was given the same name. Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois in B-4-532
Trijntje (Tena) Vanderkloot

(originally named Trijntje)
20 August 1890 in Chicago, Illinois   Carl A. Larson in 1914 at age 24

Children: Virginia, and Carl A.
    December 1978 at age 88  
Albert Vanderkloot 29 April 1893 in Chicago, Illinois   Pearl Shoenwerk in 1916 at age 23

Children: Albert, and William
   Doctor 25 December 1981 at age 88  
Corinne Vanderkloot 12 March 1900 in Chicago, Illinois   Harry Taylor in 1925 at age 25

Children: Barbara, and David
    3 June 1990 in Atlanta at age 90  
Marie Vanderkloot 19 January 1904 in Chicago, Illinois   Theodore Nelson in 1928 at age 24

Children: Anne, and Theodore
    19 November 1993 at age 89  

Family Chart Notes
  1. Clicking individual names under the Parent's/Children's column transfers to that individual's Family Chart.
  2. Martha Tanis and Bertha Dros have the same grandparents, Dirk and Cornelia Tanis and thus they are Martha and Bertha are first cousins. Martha married Adrianus Vanderkloot and Bertha married Peter Vanderkloot, Adrianus' brother. Thus Martha and Bertha are also sister-in-laws.
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